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I.S. network is everywhere, it's like internet but instead of server you have I.S. core. The main problem probably lies with Tabane herself so capturing her is justified.

I still haven't got a full picture, but the moment I read "American Action Movie" stamped there, I feel a shitstorm is incoming very fast (still have no idea if it's good or bad, so please explain further)

the underdog heroes - the pilots of every other machine claiming to be as good or better than the IS

So they're all put on one mission. Recover Tabane and restore control of the IS to their respective owners. Let's face it... this is a suicide mission right from the get go. Kind of like most american delta force like movies.

It's not like our fics of anime style where we draw it out by giving either an unknown or vague enemy or goal. It's to the point and forces everyone to dig deep. Like really dig deep. At least that's what I hope

EDIT: wait! It's actually the opposite. The short scenario won't give enough time for character growth XD

I planning to make IS development look mundane and boring compared to Instant Ramen competition, making the former an office job where people just droning on the screen while the latter more epic and hot-blood

Because, let's face it, working in a job which little to no people appreciate, it kind of become a drag after years of doing it. Beside, the Competition is a hobby, you don't do it because its your job but because you have a passion for it.

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Plush toy concept means that I can attempt a Sad Clown Character. Being behind a mask means nobody know what the character actually feel. It allow me to set the story a tone of Happy and Joy on the outside(front stage) until you drill deep enough (remember that villain? Druggie IS pilot?).

Now the other hand, I wanted a character with normal life with nothing bad happen (look at the IS cast and most male OC to get why I wanted a normal character for once).

dilemma dilemma...

There is three ways to do it:

1. Leave Cyril as normal character while assigning the Sad Clown role to another character

2. Normal life and family but lost a close friend due to Anti-IS protest and is still resentful and bitter about it.

3. still manage have a decent and normal life compared to our dear main cast. Despite of being abnormal.

4. Combination of 2 and 3.

Currently, the 4th is my choice though might change if a better way to deal with this come up.

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Question of the post:

I have a really weird question....

What advantage do you think a Bikini IS suit would have? (Yes, I am doing that again).

As for now, Bikini IS suit is used for IS demonstration rather than actual IS battle. Kind of like Race-Queen....only with the girls inside the machine.
Reason being: IS suit offer some amount of defense (bullet proof remember?) but Bikini IS doesn't. Joke explanation by Trolls (could be anybody from Tabane to Cyril): Bikini IS suit increase speed of the IS....apparently

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Edit:
Another question just in case you find the above question too weak: Nationality.... I probably need more Asian characters (other than Japanese) in the story

Spoiler for OC list version up:

Front Stage:

-Female characters:

Harukaze Aoi: Mature and Sensible. Have a naive and lazy side to her

Harukaze Inori: Admire her sister greatly and wanted to be like her but being a fangirl and certain lack of restraint....she probably still have a long way to go.

- Yuri: Trouble-maker, trolls everybody. Probably a lesbian considering that she like Yuri and enjoy pairing girls up. Unlike Tanteshi, she lack that foxy look instead, she give off an aura of a nice and gentle person.....which cause people to be caught off guard by her trolling.

-Ayara: Space Cadet.....out-of-this-world level. Might be an Alien.

-Yume: Hot blooded Mecha pilot in Female Form. also BL-lover.

-Talia: Defeat means friendship. Live in her own world. Corrupted by the two perverts of the group.

Bitch Trio:
Role of Bullies, Personal IS users.

Soraha: Doesn't get picked as Japanese Rep, so she become another Nation's rep. Obsessed with Ichika ever since he beat her. Super custom unit.

Merlyn: Troublemaker one who do stuff for the lol. Would use Sexuality as tools. A possibility that she did very adult stuff(you know...like blackmailing and stuff) to get her personal IS.

Sharon: Doormat who just go along with whatever her friend does. Thanks to her adoptive father, Broken enough that her own moral conscience doesn't bother her much. Take drugs to enhance her performance..... the said drug also keep her under her adoptive father's control. *updated*

Other Male IS pilots:

Joan: really Feminine French IS pilot who really happened to be Male (Because I wanted do that joke about Ichika being gay.)

Glitch IS core user: cross-dresser who act like a stereotypical girl. Nationality unconfirmed (so is the name).

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Backstage:

N.E.A.R New IS research Company which took the spot light. Hate males despite the irony of all its founder being males (Their hatred has something to do with male angry mobs doing arson to their office.)

> Watts: Founder, Creator of lots of things, the one who committed suicide.

> Cryil Griffith: (Current main lead) One of the creators of Vantier, a shut-in who use plush toy to move around. *Surname changed*

> Rio: scheming and Cunning but uses his wits for trolling most of the time.

> Oswin: A shut in who dislike going out..... In spite of being the least sociable..... Let just say that he channel lots of energy in martial arts. The (only) best fighter in the group.

CASAIO: The only organization which use IS for recuse mission.

> Chairman: Crazily prepared for any disaster including imaginary ones.

> Octans: Head of their Research facility. Hammy and his speeches that don't make sense because it run on Troll logic. Have "Those two guys" relationship with other male characters.

Emiliano: A evil and selfish bastard who do things for his own sake and is willing to step on the corpse of others to do so. A Pedophile who "save" children (especially little girls) to train them to be his slave or Lab "materials".

And this is only those that are plot important, and if I went with backstory, there are five plot important teachers, Tabane, two soldiers, and at least three engineers. AND of course, the parents, as well as the rest of NAMED characters

* Their own sidestory, Tatenashi is THE hero
** Roles are interchangeable, really

Nah, the unit I have in mind is full body covered. I'm thinking of handing it off to Clarissa since she's the only one I think capable of handling such a huge idiot ball. For reasons obvious to all, test piloting this suit is considered a punishment.

The reason the pilot has to be nude is because the IS portion that covers the body acts as more of a chamber which would be filled with an organic liquid computer. Yes, liquid computer. Unlike normal liquids, it doesn't really cling to the skin and would mostly feel like gel. It works this way because the liquid computer analyzes the micro electronic impulses in the pilot to move the frame in a similar manor. This tech is reserved for large frames which are initially considered too bulky to be effective.

If a comparison has to be drawn, a normal point of view is that that an IS frame moves along with the pilot by readong the signal already sent but this still leaves a delay where the pilot heaves the armor piece. Another is that the IS boosts the pilot's strength while decreasing armor weight so the pilot can properrly move the armor pieces on their own. This technology in theory will allows the IS to move as the pilot does. By analyzing the pilot's complete body language with a huge processing capability dedicated to this, the IS independently move simultaneously as the pilot does. This gives large frames unprecedented agility rivaling small frame units.

That actually makes sense, if somewhat impractical. Contrary to Evangelion bullshit, liquid transfer impact force a lot worse than air (presumably more 'acceptable' explanation rather than angelic progenitor alien's menstrual blood). Of course, with PIC, this issue can be mitigated somewhat.

In my verse, the usage of I.S. outfit is mostly similar to what Age laid out: comfort. Any kind of cloth are intrusive to I.S. control to some extent, but I.S. outfit are foamy enough to minimize it to negligible effect. using I.S. bare means not only risk of skin friction, but also pinching (do remember I.S. part refit themselves to the pilot, which means a LOT of moving parts).

I actuallu contemplated for this to be a prototype of the 4th and, dare I say it, 5th generation IS. Instead of just limiting these equalizer slots to weapons and peripherals, why not whole parts? The standard heavy frame can then be switched out for it's small frame counterpart.

Unless The Gel are virtually the WinRAR or WinZip of I.S., in which means they're not so much storage as compression archive, and the gel IS stored inside I.S. core, while carrying a number of equalizer in compressed state.

Weapon Archive system at least act that way in mine, seven equalizer (mainly swords) count as one. Archive System also used to carry whole extension frame (Panzer Igel), which evolved further into Fortress, which basically procedural generation on crack.